extended Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb extend in scope or range or area
   broaden; widen; extend.
   
   • The law was extended to all citizens
   • widen the range of applications
   • broaden your horizon
   • Extend your backyard
2. verb stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
   go; run; extend; lead; pass.
   
   • Service runs all the way to Cranbury
   • His knowledge doesn't go very far
   • My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
   • The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
3. verb span an interval of distance, space or time
   continue; cover; extend.
   
   • The war extended over five years
   • The period covered the turn of the century
   • My land extends over the hills on the horizon
   • This farm covers some 200 acres
   • The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
4. verb make available; provide
   extend; offer.
   
   • extend a loan
   • The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages
5. verb thrust or extend out
   stretch out; extend; exsert; stretch forth; hold out; put out.
   
   • He held out his hand
   • point a finger
   • extend a hand
   • the bee exserted its sting
6. verb reach outward in space
   reach out; poke out; extend.
   
   • The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
7. verb offer verbally
   extend; offer.
   
   • extend my greetings
   • He offered his sympathy
8. verb extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
   stretch; extend.
   
   • Stretch your legs!
   • Extend your right arm above your head
9. verb expand the influence of
   expand; extend.
   
   • The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
10. verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
    prolong; protract; draw out; extend.
    
    • We prolonged our stay
    • She extended her visit by another day
    • The meeting was drawn out until midnight
11. verb extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
    stretch; extend; stretch out; unfold.
    
    • Unfold the newspaper
    • stretch out that piece of cloth
    • extend the TV antenna
12. verb cause to move at full gallop
    extend; gallop.
    
    • Did you gallop the horse just now?
13. verb open or straighten out; unbend
    extend.
    
    • Can we extend the legs of this dining table?
14. verb use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
    strain; extend.
    
    • He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
    • Don't strain your mind too much
15. verb prolong the time allowed for payment of
    extend.
    
    • extend the loan
16. verb continue or extend
    carry; extend.
    
    • The civil war carried into the neighboring province
    • The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
17. verb increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
    stretch; extend.
    
    • stretch the soup by adding some more cream
    • extend the casserole with a little rice
18. adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
    lengthy; protracted; prolonged; drawn-out.
    
    • a drawn-out argument
    • an extended discussion
    • a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
    • a prolonged and bitter struggle
    • protracted negotiations
19. adjective fully extended or stretched forth
    
    • an extended telescope
    • his extended legs reached almost across the small room
    • refused to accept the extended hand
20. adjective satellite drawn out or made longer spatially
    lengthened; prolonged; elongated.
    
    • Picasso's elongated Don Quixote
    • lengthened skirts are fashionable this year
    • the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes
    • a prolonged black line across the page
21. adjective satellite beyond the literal or primary sense
    
    • `hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'
22. adjective satellite large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
    extensive.
    
    • an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England
    • extended farm lands
    • surgeons with extended experience
    • they suffered extensive damage

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